David: I loved your response to the American Champion Dog topic that I posted earlier today that has apparently now gone global. Personally I feel the buying public cannot distinguish between an American Kennel Club Championship and the American Champion Club certificate being offered on the website. For example, if I sent my $45 to these people, I could (emphasis on Could) advertise puppies from Rin Tin Tin as being sired by "An American Champion." (Something I would NEVER do) and the buying public who is enamored by the name would be more enticed to purchase on of my puppies; that is if they met my placement requirements which are very strict and geared toward working especially in the area of service and pet assisted therapy, not to mention the long waiting lists as I breed very few litters these days as I am in the process of passing the torch to my daughter.. The fact that the Rin Tin Tin dogs are NOT conformation dogs by today's standards would not sway the customary buying public's decision. And that makes me very sad as likely somewhere down the line the end consumer will be mislead by "Fancy Advertising." And that "Fancy Advertising" could ultimately do damage to the breed and add even more unwanted dogs to kill shelters. This, of course, is all just my humble opinion. You can thank the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (www.IAABC,org <http://www.iaabc,org/> ) for my original post exposing the American Champion Club. Please email them and express your opinions. Faithfully Yours, Rin Tin Tin, Miss Daphne Hereford. www.RinTinTin.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================